Posts by snugglebunny

Back in the early 60's, my father was the PO of a London congregation. He was a frequent visitor to the newly opened bethel in Mill Hill. He was also close to the then Branch "servant", Pryce Hughes, and would enjoy a tipple in a Mill Hill pub with the likes of Ron Drage who was also an occasional visitor to our home.

One time when my dad came home from one of his trips he was grinning from ear to ear because he'd been told that the top boys had put their hands in their pockets to buy Nathan Knorr a Cadillac as a gesture of appreciation for his services. He felt that NHK was a very fine fellow and richly deserved this most excellent gift.

Around this time, NHK had been visiting England to take part in the International assembly taking place at Twickenham. He'd reportedly been mixing with the R & F around the stadium perimeter. My dad was delighted to have said hello to him and having received a hello in return. Others spoke of him smiling benevolently when they managed to catch his eye.

I never met him personally, but I heard many of his talks over the years, including his famous 1958 public talk at Yankee Stadium back in 58. He seemed to have charisma and bon-homie a-plenty. Perhaps he was simply revelling in the delight of owning a brand new Cadillac..

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"...You will be Disfellowshipped for 7 years"

by HereIgo in

shortly before i left the "troof" a co had given a talk during his visit.

at the time there was a scandal going on in the congregation where 2 couples basically swapped spouses with each other.

it was quite the scandal.

snugglebunny

I knew a fella who took his missus to a wife-swapping party and he was sent away with instructions to bring some collateral next time.

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What is behind your choice of forum user name?

by stuckinarut2 in

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friends

just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.

there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.

i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.

snugglebunny

My old user name was somewhat pompous and didactic. Now that I've put on the new personality I'm a changed man.

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Restrictions

by snugglebunny in

what kind of restrictions are people put under when their behaviour has been considered worthy of disfellowshipping but have managed to avoid the big "d"?.

me (going back a bit):.

1. never to be in the company of the lady unchaperoned although we were "betrothed".. 2. removed from ministerial servants position.. 3. not allowed to pray in the congregation at all, including book study.. 4. removed as watchtower study conductor.. 5. removed as public speaker and talks at service meetings.. 6. removed as pioneer.. 7. report to po once a month.. amazingly, i missed none of those things and relished the freedom from responsibility.

snugglebunny

My dad, who was our PO, was very anxious to see me back on the public speaker's list. So about a month after the restrictions ended I gave my first public talk in over a year. But my heart wasn't in it. The talk lasted just 30 minutes and I couldn't wait to get off the platform.

The lady with whom I'd had the dalliance came under the spell of someone else. To my own amazement I was quite un-heartbroken. I'd been saving hard and had money in the bank and there were some beautiful sports cars out there! I met someone else, another JW lady, we married within a few months, later had 2 children and parted after just 3 years. Then I was disfellowshipped for associating with other df'd persons.Later on I met another never-been lady and we're still happily together after many many years.

But that's quite another story..

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Restrictions

by snugglebunny in

what kind of restrictions are people put under when their behaviour has been considered worthy of disfellowshipping but have managed to avoid the big "d"?.

me (going back a bit):.

1. never to be in the company of the lady unchaperoned although we were "betrothed".. 2. removed from ministerial servants position.. 3. not allowed to pray in the congregation at all, including book study.. 4. removed as watchtower study conductor.. 5. removed as public speaker and talks at service meetings.. 6. removed as pioneer.. 7. report to po once a month.. amazingly, i missed none of those things and relished the freedom from responsibility.

snugglebunny

What kind of restrictions are people put under when their behaviour has been considered worthy of disfellowshipping but have managed to avoid the big "D"?

Me (going back a bit):

1. Never to be in the company of the lady unchaperoned although we were "betrothed".

2. Removed from ministerial servants position.

3. Not allowed to pray in the congregation at all, including book study.

4. Removed as Watchtower study conductor.

5. Removed as public speaker and talks at Service meetings.

6. Removed as pioneer.

7. Report to PO once a month.

Amazingly, I missed none of those things and relished the freedom from responsibility. Although I was still living at my parents house, I took up lorry driving as my occupation and was more than happy to miss meetings when I was away. This was the start of my long fade from JW's. The restrictions that were imposed upon me actually resulted in me being less open to the daily brain-washing that most witnesses unwittingly accept.

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"...You will be Disfellowshipped for 7 years"

by HereIgo in

shortly before i left the "troof" a co had given a talk during his visit.

at the time there was a scandal going on in the congregation where 2 couples basically swapped spouses with each other.

it was quite the scandal.